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Maje in Nicaragua means something like dude in English...it is used mainly between friends. Women tend to use it less. It is not considered to be offensive but you should not use it in formal meetings or with someone you don't know very well.

Rafael is right maybe in another countries might be offensive. But I don't think it would be a big deal to use it in Nicaragua. Never use it to refer to people that they deserve respect like your parents, boss or any like that.

It is an offensive word in some countries like Honduras and you should avoid using it. However in Nicaragua it is slang for a way to refer to a person, if you want to translate it to English it would probably be "dude".